Norwegian offshore services provider Boa has outlined plans for its next generation of semi-submersible heavy lift barges.
Boa said that the barges will be capable of handling the future requirements from any industry “with regards to heavy loads, large footprints and extreme submersing depths”.
Measuring 166 m x 73.4 m x 9.15 m, and with a submersing depth of 31.65 m (22.5 m of water above barge deck), the barge will be suitable for load-out/float-off operations; transport of vessels, platforms, rigs and heavy cargo; drydocking operations; salvage operations; decommissioning; as well as acting as a platform construction and installation.
The barges will have a deck strength of 35 tonnes per sq m and will feature four removable floatation towers. Boa is targeting the selection of a shipyard within 2024, with the first barge in operation in 2026.
